Hi list!
We are currently planning to move to a new iSeries plus to upgrade from WDSC 6 to 7 (or maybe even skip that in favour of RDi - but that's a different story).
WebFacing is our thing so for the first time we have to deal with HATS licensing. I have no words to describe what an unbelievable nightmare this issue has turned into since we started investigating.
So I thought maybe there's someone out there who could share some first hand practical experience regarding HATS licenses.
Here's what we got:
- iSeries
- 2 WebSphere Application Servers V6.1 (productive and backup) running on identical Windows 2003 systems with Xeon processors (two cores).
- our mission critical WebFacing application
- roughly 200 users with an average of 2 concurrent sessions each
What we know so far:
- Licenses are applied to WebFacing projects
- 2 models: processor based or user based ("Every person that benefits from access to the application is defined as a user and must have a Proof of Entitlement")
Where's the problem?
- ATM we believe that the user based licensing scheme would be a better choice since we wouldn't stick with a specific system running WAS. But we simply don't believe that the user based model works as described but is actually concurrent session based. Proof: WDSC 7 comes with 2 licenses - one user can only open 2 concurrent sessions, 2 concurrent users can only open 1 session each.
- Licenses have to be applied to projects. So let's assume I have 2 projects and 10 users that may use both applications at the same time. Will I need 10 or 20 licenses in that case?
- The biggest problem is that 2 IBM business partners plus an "IBM specialist" are not able to deliver definite answers.
So maybe someone could tell us what you got and how it REALLY works?
Kind regards
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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Heinz Sporn
TE - iSeries Systeme & Kommunikation
voestalpine Stahl Service Center GmbH
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